News & Statements
Budget 2024 cuts the cost of childcare for families – Seery-Kearney
Fine Gael is tackling the cost of living for families with major investment in childcare and early education in Budget 2024, said a Fine Gael Senator.
Retention of three electricity credits will provide comfort this winter – Byrne
Budget 2024’s retention of the three electricity credits will be welcome news in all households, a Fine Gael Senator has said.
Budget 2024 must continue to put more money back in workers’ pockets – Bruton
It is vital that there is a package that relieves the tax burden on workers in Tuesday’s Budget, building on progress made by Fine Gael in government over the past eight years in particular, a Fine Gael TD has said.
Bring Section 39 terms and conditions to the negotiating table – Doherty
A Fine Gael Senator has called on the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform to further engage with the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to negotiate and resolve a myriad of issues surrounding pay and terms and conditions in Section 39 organisations.
Full-time carers must be recognised in Budget 2024 – Currie & Byrne
Full time carers of children and people with a disability need to be recognised in Budget 2024, two Fine Gael Senators have said.
New funding package a welcome development for horticultural growers – Doherty
A new funding package, worth €2.38 million, will guarantee the short-term security and long-term viability of horticultural growers, a Fine Gael Senator has said.
Why do Sinn Féin want to punish pensioners – Byrne
Pensioners who have worked all their lives and contributed to the wellbeing of this country will be shunned in favour of others by Sinn Féin, a Fine Gael Senator has said.
Sinn Féin wants to punish young people by doubling stamp duty and scrapping vital supports – a double whammy for first time buyers – Cummins
Sinn Féin’s grand plans to make home ownership easier for people contain punitive proposals that would increase costs and obliterate vital schemes, a Fine Gael Senator has said.
Sinn Féin alternative budget punishes Irish owned businesses – Ahearn
The Sinn Féin alternative budget is a throw-away budget which will harm small and medium Irish enterprises, said Fine Gael Senator Garret Ahearn.
Sinn Féin pluck numbers out of the sky, punishing third level students – Kehoe
Fine Gael Education, Further and Higher Education Spokesperson Paul Kehoe said that Sinn Fein’s alternative Budget promises a €1,000 reduction in student fees and increases in student grants. The problem is, they don’t have the money for it.